Colo-rectal evacuator

Claim 1

A colo-rectal evacuator comprising: a. a collecting bag having a top and bottom, said bag having an opening at its top that is adapted to overlie a person's perineum and a fastening means near its top for removably connecting the bag to the person; b. a flexible rectal tube that passes through and is attached to the bottom of the collecting bag, said tube having a distal nozzle end that is housed within the bag and adapted to be inserted into the person's anal canal; c. an inflatable bladder that surrounds and is attached to an upper portion of the tube adjacent the tube's distal end; d. a balloon that surrounds and is attached to an upper portion of the tube adjacent the inflatable bladder; and e. wherein the tube has three internal conduits that are respectively connected in fluid communication with the nozzle, balloon and bladder.

Claim 8

A method of mechanically evacuating waste colon material through a person's rectum, said method comprising the steps of: a. uncovering a flexible rectal tube that is housed inside a collection bag and attached to the bottom thereof; b. lubricating a distal end of the tube; c. gently inserting the tube's distal end into a person's rectum and pushing upwardly for approximately 10 centimeters; d. fastening the collection bag onto the person so that a top opening of the bag overlies the person's perineum; e. gently pushing the tube further into the rectum; f. inflating a bladder inside the rectum, wherein the bladder surrounds and is attached to an upper portion of the tube adjacent the tube's distal end; g. inflating a lower balloon inside the rectum with lubricant until the balloon bursts, wherein the balloon, prior to inflation, surrounds and is attached to another upper portion of the tube adjacent the bladder; h. pulling the tube slowly and gently so that a flat surface of the bladder abuts feces in the rectum and pushes them out; i. collecting feces inside the bag as they are removed; and j. removing the plastic bag from the perineum after the fecal mass is collected.

Claim 9

A method of mechanically evacuating waste colon material through a person's rectum, said method comprising the steps of: a. uncovering a flexible rectal tube that is housed inside a collection bag and attached to the bottom thereof; b. lubricating a distal end of the tube; c. gently inserting the tube's distal end into a person's rectum and pushing upwardly for approximately 10 centimeters; d. fastening the collection bag onto the person so that a top opening of the bag overlies the person's perineum; e. gently pushing the tube further into the rectum; f. inflating a bladder inside the rectum, wherein the bladder surrounds and is attached to an upper portion of the tube adjacent the tube's distal end; g. inflating a lower balloon inside the rectum with lubricant until the balloon bursts, wherein the balloon, prior to inflation, surrounds and is attached to another upper portion of the tube adjacent the bladder; h. pulling the tube slowly and gently so that a flat surface of the bladder abuts feces in the rectum and pushes them out; i. collecting feces inside the bag as they are removed; and j. removing the plastic bag from the perineum after the fecal mass is collected.